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Preparing your teen for their post-graduation goals requires planning. This seminar, presented by Natalie Mack, MEd, provides a timeline and checklist to ensure that important items are included! For college-bound teens, this includes entrance tests, applications, and financial aid information. Students headed directly into the workforce can benefit from career aptitude testing, training opportunities, and building a resume. Learn about the military’s homeschool enlistment policy and advice for applying to service academies.
This event will take place online, via Zoom, and pre-registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Natalie Mack is a National Certified Counselor, author, TEDx speaker, and 20+ year military home educator with over 20 years of service to military homeschool families and military homeschool support group leadership. She is known for her words of encouragement and advocacy for homeschooling, particularly during the journey from high school to college. Natalie is a mom of five: three college graduates, one college senior, and an 11th grader. She is now experiencing new adventures as her husband recently retired after serving for 34 years as a Navy chaplain. In 2020, she became a Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) High School Educational Specialist, and in 2021, she became the Military Community Outreach Coordinator. Natalie created and developed the HSLDA Military Community Outreach Program. She provides consultations and resources to military homeschoolers, school liaison officers, military homeschool support groups, state homeschool organizations, and military recruiters. Natalie currently serves as President of Fort Belvoir Home Educators, a military homeschool support group in northern Virginia. She owns Natalie Mack, LLC which provides mentorship to military homeschool leaders, advocacy for military homeschooling, and homeschool consultations to military support organizations. She also has a podcast called Base2Base Military Homeschooling. Natalie’s published works include the book 101 Tips for Homeschoolers and several articles for HSLDA, the Military Family Advisory Network, Military Families Magazine, and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.